Table 1

Hospital characteristics (n=10 hospitals)

n %
Census region
 South330
 Northeast110
 Midwest440
 West220
Teaching status
 Teaching220
 Non-teaching880
Beds
 100–299220
 300–499330
 500+550
AMI cases per year
  200–399550
  400–599220
  600–799330
  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction.